breathing music

After a quick side trip we are back to a straight forward, ambient mix.

I got the idea for this mix from my online friend, Brian and his excellent podcast, The Quiet Sounds. At the beginning of the year he did a mix of sleep music and said this about it..."many of these tracks have a lullaby, 'breathing' quality...".

The idea of "breathing" music caught my attention. I would come back to the concept again and again as I listened to music this year. So I finally decided to put together my own mix of "breathing" music.

Most of the tracks have a common feel...in & out, back & forth, ebb & flow...a wash of sound that fades then the wash returns. Most of the cuts are fairly new, though I was happy to squeeze in some old Cluster & Eno.

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T R A C K L I S T

• 00:00 - 05:30 Alp - tropen
• 05:30 - 10:30 Robert Henke - layer #3
• 10:30 - 14:00 Stars of the Lid - another ballad for heavy lids
• 14:00 - 18:30 Scott Solter - wave & sepia wire
• 18:30 - 22:30 Cluster & Eno - old land
• 22:30 - 27:30 Steve Roach - slow rapture
• 27:30 - 31:30 Jeff Pearce - life in the dusk air
• 31:30 - 34:20 Alio Die & Luciano Daini - la rocca’s view
• 34:20 - 43:30 Marsen Jules - eilet en delta
• 43:30 - 48:00 Cluster & Eno - fur luise
• 48:00 - 50:40 Andrew Deutsch - loops over land
• 50:40 - 58:40 William Basinski - el camino real
• 58:40 - 03:26 Stars of the Lid - the evil that never arrived

Sydney's Summer Mix

This month's mix is a departure from the usual ambient soundscapes. The new download comes to us from my 15 year old daughter, Sydney. She made this mix for our family vacation at a small cottage in northern Wisconsin.

She didn't just pick the tunes, she did the mix herself using Acoustica MP3 mixer. I think she did an excellent job. I know she kept obsessing about whether segues were just right.

The music is fairly acoustic in nature. Some artists, like The Fray, are fairly typical for a 15 yr old. But some, like Kings of Convenience & The Decemberists, are a bit more unexpected. I'm just glad her music taste doesn't run to 50 cent, High School Musical or Toby Keith.

I hope you enjoy it.

Download Syd's Summer Mix by clicking here. (you'll be re-directed to Podbean.com for download)

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 - 02:18 Ben Gibbard - Carolina

02:18 - 07:22 Colin James Hay - I don't think I'll ever get over you

07:22 - 11:15 Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly

11:15 - 14:57 The Shins - New Slang

14:53 - 18:00 Kings of Convenience - Toxic Girl

18:00 - 22:41 The Decemberists - 16 Military Wives

22:41 - 26:28 Plain White Tee's - Hey There Delilah

26:27 - 29:19 Feist - 1-2-3-1-2-3-4

29:19 - 32:02 Rocky Votolato - Portland is Leaving

31:55 - 34:46 Death Cab for Cutie - Death of an Interior Decorator

34:39 - 37:12 Fountains of Wayne - Hey Julie

37:12 - 39:25 The Beatles - Blackbird

39:25 - 40:22 Fountains of Wayne - Yours and Mine

40:19 - 44:12 The Fray - Over My Head

44:08 - 47:27 Corine Baley Ray - Trouble Sleeping

47:26 - 50:35 The Shins - Kissing the Lipless

50:33 - 56:34 Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

56:28 - 00:37 Death Cab for Cutie - Marching Bands of Manhattan

00:33 - 04:57 The Fray - How to Save a Life